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Visa Uses NYC Mass Transit To Ignite Contactless Payments

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specifically, the use of such payments for mass transit in New York City. In an new PYMNTS discussion, Dan Sanford, Visa ’s global head of contactless payments, talked with Karen Webster about the May 31 launch of a contactless payments pilot involving the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) in New York City and Chase.

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Mastercard Offers Fare Discounts, Refunds For Contactless Transit Payments

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Mastercard has announced that it will refund cardholders up to $10 off their cab rides, every Tuesday through the end of the year (including New Year’s Eve and Day), in yellow or green taxis equipped with Curb Mobility or CMT technology systems in New York City.

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White-Hat Hacker Swipes 26M Stolen Credit Cards From Dark Web

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Data from more than 26 million credit and debit cards was stolen from BriansClub, an underground marketplace for stolen credit card information, KrebsOnSecurity reported Tuesday (Oct. According to the leaked data, card information for sale on BriansClub showed a steady increase of inventory. million card records for sale.

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Restaurant Ordering Apps, Cloud Technology, Cash Hoarding Top This Week’s News

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It’s the end of the workweek, and the PYMNTS Weekender is here to make sure you didn’t miss anything with the latest in payments and commerce news. We have deep dives into in-house restaurant ordering apps and cloud technology, as well as a report on banks running short on large bills amid the coronavirus crisis.

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Visa: US Starting To Close The Contactless Gap

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Globally, tapping to pay with contactless cards has taken off remarkably, and the U.S., after years of lagging behind, is starting to catch up, according to a new blog post from Visa. nearly half of all Visa transactions at physical points of sale happen via contactless card tap. More notably, Sanford writes, the U.S.,

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Themes & Takeaways From the 2022 Real-Time Payments & Fraud Management Summit 

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Our Payments Practice recently had the opportunity to represent Perficient at the 2022 Real-time Payments & Fraud Management Summit held in New York City. . These services are different from NACHA’s “Same Day ACH,” or Card Network solutions. Plan and adapt or chase and catch up. .

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Mastercard Enables Contactless Payments At TriMet

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Commuters in Portland, Oregon and Vancouver, Washington can now add a digital Hop Fastpass card to their iPhone or Apple Watch, thanks to an alliance between Mastercard and Apple. Mastercard has been partnering with cities, transit agencies and technology companies to create flexible payment methods for transit.

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